First: Spelling mistakes piss me off.
Whew- I had to get that off my chest! Secondly, I have been all over the moon these excruciating short days of winter. I see it in the morning, I see it in the evening. I am seeing (an noticing and appreciating) it all over the place. My kids think I'm all bat shit crazy when I have to stop the car and take a shot or 17 of the moon.
I mean, could you just pass this by? Don't even think about saying you could, I won't ever look at you the same. Anyway, the whole moon spotting thing makes me feel very zen. And as we all know, zen is what I need right now. The other thing that makes me feel very zen is swimming in the ocean. Yup, even though there was that incident, I still get into that salt water and feel like I am one with nature.
Today was a rough day for me because Matt was undergoing a minor surgical procedure. I am not at liberty to say what it was, I can say it was outpatient and did involve general anesthesia. (I know! Enough with surgery in this family right?) On our way into the city this morning, the sky brightened with that cloudless northeastern sky yellow and pink band of light. It was beautiful to see. And then I noticed the almost full moon still out and shining away. It was a thrill and I hoped a good omen. (Okay, there I go with the omens again.) Once we got into the city and turned west the moon was directly in front of us hanging low in the sky. I cursed myself for not having a real camera with me and desperately tried to record it with the sucking camera iphone:
Matt had his surgery and everything went smoothly. He is home and resting not so comfortably.
Then tonight the husband mentioned that mars is close to the moon. He was able to spot it for me and the kids from inside the house so I grabbed my camera and headed outside. I was too late for any light in the sky and that was a disappointment, because you can't get a good shot of the moon without it, but I used the moon glare off of some clouds, and here you can see the moon right above the tree tops, some flying saucer thing I haven't figured out yet, and mars off to the right just above the saucer.
I am feeling very tied into the family, my family, the one that I created not the one I was born into tonight, which is good because I am also trying real hard not to dwell on that not a single friend or family remembered that Matt's surgery was today and if I didn't have my family, the one I made for myself, right in here in this house I'd be the absolute most alone person on the face of the planet right now.
For the record I did remember... my timing was off but I did remember. I even told Gina this morning that my nephew was having surgery later today. Don't feel so alone - your not.
Posted by: lilsis | December 24, 2007 at 11:18 PM